Explore the Family Name Saner

The meaning of Saner

English (East Yorkshire): variant of Senior. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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How common is the last name Saner in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Saner has seen a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 19,587th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 17,818th position, representing a 9.03% increase. The actual count of individuals with this surname also increased from 1,274 to 1,571 over this decade, marking a substantial 23.31% growth. Additionally, the proportion of people named Saner per 100,000 population saw a 12.77% jump, moving from 0.47 to 0.53.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,587	#17,818	9.03%
Count	1,274	1,571	23.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.53	12.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saner

In terms of ethnicity, the distribution associated with the Saner surname evolved notably between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The most striking change was seen in the Hispanic category, which experienced a dramatic increase of 218.40%, jumping from 2.12% to 6.75%. It's worth noting that there was also a slight increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races (from 1.65% to 2.23%) and those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0 to 3.18%). On the other hand, the percentage of individuals who identified as White decreased by 6.22%, falling from 88.38% to 82.88%, while the Black category saw a decrease of 24.73%, moving from 6.59% to 4.96%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.38%	82.88%	-6.22%
Hispanic	2.12%	6.75%	218.4%
Black	6.59%	4.96%	-24.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.18%	0%
Two or More Races	1.65%	2.23%	35.15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%